Thomasville High Mock Trial Team members were named 'Region Champions' at the Dougherty County Courthouse in Albany on Saturday, January 28. Mock Trial "regions" are formed based on geography, not school size, so THS is always used to being up against very large schools and also private schools because most public schools our size cannot field a team. THS competed with all the schools from the southwest corner of the state up to Columbus and over to Cordele. At the end of regular competition on Saturday, THS was 1 of 2 teams chosen to go to the Final Round against Northside-Columbus. THS edged them out to earn their first-ever Mock Trial Region Championship! John West earned Outstanding Attorney for 3 rounds and RJ Elzy and Matt Cline both won Outstanding Witness for 2 rounds each, equaling a total of 7 awards and a championship! District Competition is next and the date and location are to be announced by the Mock Trial office. The judge in the final round for our Prosecution was the Honorable Leslie J. Abrams, a federal court judge for the Middle District of GA (Obama appointee in 2014). She gave a great deal of feedback to the team and is pictured above in the team photo after competition. Team members are: John West, Claudia White, Alexa Hernandez, Olivia Sawyer, Lilith Edwards, Anne Clifton, Carl Blackmore, Matt Cline, RJ Elzy, London Weier, Max White, Oliver Yant, Keisha Patel, Emmy Hayes, and Grayson Durham. Braxton Sizemore is not pictured and is also on the team but missed the competition due to an illness.